Impact of Trade Center Bombing
Goes Far Beyond Target Locations

U.S. reaction to the mass terrorist attacks went far beyond the target locations. Across the nation companies shut offices, stores and factories, sent workers home and tightened security.

Local officials in major cities put police on alert as federal and state government offices closed. Schools in some cities closed, and major-league baseball canceled all games for the first time since the 1945 death of President Franklin D....